Chapter 1 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all. SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE. TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR. Twinkle, twinkle, little star!
Chapter 1 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 22/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 106–110
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.”
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading “SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE.”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE.
dearly loved
From this reading He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He prayeth best who loveth best All things, both great and small: For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.
which person or people
From this reading He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.
Chapter 1 of Poems Every Child Should Know by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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